Chhattisgarh Govt launches website for home delivery of fruits, vegetables amid lockdown

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday inaugurated online delivery website 'Cghaat' to provide home delivery of fruits and vegetables during extended lockdown phase. Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey, Principal Secretary School Education Department, Alok Shukla and Deputy Secretary to CM, Saumya Chaurasiya, were present on occasion at Baghel's residence.

'Doorstep delivery of fruits and vegetables'

website 'cghaat.in', has been developed by Chhattisgarh government's ncy Chips. fruit and vegetable vendors interested in providing services through this portal can register online and start providing home delivery against online orders placed as soon as y receive Collector's permission. This service is available free of charge to vendors.

Customers interested in purchasing from portal can also register free of charge and choose vendor of ir choice. Apart from fruits and vegetables, or essential items such as milk, groceries, forest-produce, etc would also be delivered soon through portal. service has first been me available in Raipur city, but will soon be extended to or big cities in state. portal will come in to help people in maintaining physical distancing and will reduce crowding at shops.

Coronavirus pandemic in India

Six COVID-19 patients were discharged from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raipur on Thursday following ir recovery, a health official said. With this, number of patients cured of infection has gone up to 23 in Chhattisgarh, while re are still 10 active cases left.

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"Six patients, including two women, from Katghora town in Korba district, were discharged after y tested negative in two consecutive tests," a public relations official of AIIMS told PTI. At present, 10 patients were undergoing treatment at AIIMS, he ded.

Katghora, located around 200 km from Raipur, has emerged as a coronavirus hotspot in State, with 24 cases reported re so far. India's count of COVID-19 cases has risen to 12,759, said Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. Out of total tally, 10,824 cases are active while 1,514 patients have been cured/discharged and migrated and 420 people have succumbed to virus.

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(With ANI inputs)